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    Larger heatsinks available for T410?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by talin, Dec 1, 2010.

  1. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    I just took apart my T410 earlier to disconnect the external speakers, and I noticed how small the fan/heatsink assembly is. Does anyone know by chance if Lenovo uses larger ones for core i7's, or are they all the same size for this model?
    I ask, because although my fan/heatsink seems adequate, I want to go with more passive cooling if possible. :D
     
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    How you going to fit anything larger?
     
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    I noticed there was a little wiggle room for something a bit larger.

    Interesting, thanks. :)

    Edit: Though looking at the pictures I can say the inner design is different from the T410. Still, that heatsink/fan assembly in the T510 looks tiny!
    Maybe it's too much to hope for, but I was hoping with going some kind of passive cooling, with underclocking of course. :)
    I'm keeping an eye on my temps, but with basic web browsing and the processor clocked at 1.2GHz the CPU isn't going above 51C, and that's with the fan off.
     
    talin, Dec 1, 2010
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